ML17289B017

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-397/92-27.Concern Noted Re Third Issue Involving Apparent Ineffective Assessment of Operators Retention of Training

ML17289B017
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	12/03/1992
From:	Miller L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Oxsen A WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
References
NUDOCS 9212090093
Download: ML17289B017 (4)

See also: IR 05000397/1992027

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION

REGION V

1450 MARIALANE

WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596-5368

Docket No. 50-397

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Washington Public Power Supply System

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Box 968

3000 George

Washington

Way

Richland,

Washington

99352

Attention:

Hr. A. Lee Oxsen

Acting Hanaging Director

SUBJECT:

WNP-2

RESPONSE

TO

NRC

INSPECTION

REPORT

NO. 50-397/92-27

Thank you for your response,

dated

November

19,

1992, to our Inspection

Report

50-397/92-27,

addressing

our concerns of three

areas

of potential training

program weakness.

From our review of this document

and the satisfactory results of the November

16-20,

1992 licensed

operator requalification training program evaluation,

we

have determined that most of these

concerns

have

been adequately

addressed.

However, the third issue involving the apparent

ineffective assessment

of

operators'etention

of recent training on industry events,

remains of some

concern.

Considering

the safety significance of your recent

power oscillation

event

and the evidence that

some licensed

operators

could not adequately

recall training

on industry events,

including the recent

power oscillation

event at WNP-2,

we will continue to monitor your progress

in enhancing

the

effectiveness

of this training.

Examination Report 50-397/OL-92-01,

which

will be issued

under

a separate

cover, will provide the detailed results of

the program evaluation,

including additional findings related to this issue.

Please

keep

us appraised

of the progress

of the training enhancement

efforts

that you stated

would be completed

by July 1,

1993.

Should you have

any questions

concerning, this letter,

please

contact

me or

P. Horrill of my staff.

We will be pleased

to resolve

them with you.

Sincerely,

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WNP-2 Plant Hanager

Hr. A. G. Hosier,

WNP-2 Licensing Hanager

Hr. J.

C. Gearhart,

Director, guality Assurance

Hr.

G.

E. Doupe,

Esq.,

WPPSS

Hr. J. V.'Parrish, Assistant

Hanaging Director for Operations

Hr. S.

L. HcKay, License Training Hanager

State of WA

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T. Headows,

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R. Cross,

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W. Ang, Acting SRI

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J. Clifford, Project Hanager,

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